Sellout charge chills civil rights debate in Congress
NAACP spokesman Clarence Mitchell accuses the Kennedy administration of a sellout as Rep. Emanuel Celler backs trimming the civil rights bill. Celler seeks bipartisan support for the subcommittee version, while Atty. Gen. Kennedy urges restoring the measure to the administration proposal.
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Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kennedy
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Emanuel Celler
D- N.Y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Mitchell
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Tee
Extra Police On Duty For Barnett Talk
About 20 plainclothes officers plus at least one city squad car will patrol the La Crosse State College area for Governor Ross Barnett’s speech at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Civil rights groups plan a picket at the auditorium. Police Chief George Long said four city officers will be on the LSC lawns and inside during the speech, with 15 sheriff deputies patrolling the area before and during the event.
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Mississippi
Ross Barnett
la Crosse State College
LSC
Congress of Racial Equality
Long
la Crosse Sheriffs Department
Ludwig Erhard Elected West German Chancellor
West Germany's Bundestag chose Ludwig Erhard, 66, to succeed Konrad Adenauer as chancellor. The vote was 279 to 180 with 24 abstentions and one invalid ballot, confirming Erhard after Adenauer's retirement.
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Ludwig Erhard
Bundestag
Konrad Adenauer
Erhard
UPI Radiotelephoto
Carl Hartman
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Adenauer
Erich Mende
Free Democrats
Riner Barzel
Kurt Schmuecker
The
Christian Democrats
Deputies Quizzed On Ticket-Fixing Charge
Milwaukee AP report details investigations into alleged ticket fixing by deputies and police officers. Sheriff Wolke says several deputies questioned with more interviews. probe expanded after Judge Coffey alerted authorities. Police and sheriff offices probing collusion and record keeping gaps.
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Milwaukee
Sheriff's Departments
Michael Wolke
Howard O. Johnson
City Council faces veto on retirement age debate
La Crosse officials clash as Mayor Knutson vetoes a measure to lower mandatory city employee retirement from 70 to 65. Aldermen consider votes shifting to pass the plan, while the mayor warns of loopholes and calls for physical exams after age 65.
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Milo G. Knutson
Common Council
Committee
Knutson
Clinton K. Higgins
Farmer coats 3000 sheep to weatherproof them
Castle Carrock England AP Farmer William Wilson outfits his flock with jute coats to protect 3000 sheep during winter. The coats cost 70 cents each and are made to Wilson’s design at an Edinburgh factory. He notes the coats keep sheep warm and also produce thicker softer fleece.
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Castle Carrock
England
William Wilson
Wilson
Edinburgh
Soviets Delay British Convoy On Autobahn
British military convoy on the West Berlin outskirts was held for nine hours by Soviet guards at Babelsberg and Marienborn before being allowed to proceed toward West Germany. The event followed a prior U.S. convoy delay and sparked protest and questions about Soviet tactics on the autobahn.
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Berlin
West Berlin
U.S
West Germany
Marienborn
Babelsberg
U.S. State Department
Military Strongman Wins Korean Election
Gen. Chung Hee Park, leader of the South Korean military junta, won an unofficial presidential tally of 4,624,524 to 4,489,550 for rival Yun Po-sun with three minor anti-junta candidates adding 694,372 votes. Yun went into hiding as Park pledged unity and a third republic while the civilian opposition remained wary of the mandate.
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Conrad Fink
Seoul
Korea
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Yun Po-sun
Civil Rule Party
Park
Yun
Kim Yung-sam
Democratic Republic
National Assembly
U.S. B58 sets record Tokyo to London nonstop flight
A U S Air Force B58 jet sped from Okinawa to Greenham Common England in 8 hours 35 minutes, refueled five times en route, with crew Maj Sidney J. Kubesch Maj John O. Barrett and Capt Gerard R Williamson. The flight, starting over Tokyo, marked the longest supersonic journey to date. President Kennedy congratulated the crew and support teams.
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Tokyo
Gerald R. Williamson
New Orleans
John O. Barrett
Yucca Valley
Calif
Greenham Common
England
Japan
Berkshire
Sidney J. Kubesch
el Campo
Tex
Gerard R Williamson
Strategic Air Command
Los Angeles
New York
Okinawa
London
Greeham Common
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Ind
Alaska
Canada
Greenland
Iceland
Washington
Kennedy
Algerians Rally for Ben Bella Mobilization Call
Thousands of Algerians streamed into army barracks in response to President Ahmed Ben Bella’s mobilization decree as war fears with Morocco rise. The decree calls 30 000 former soldiers to report while diplomacy seeks a settlement amid ongoing skirmishes at disputed outposts.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Ben Bella
Arson Threat Targets Monmouth Four More Fires
An arsonist who sparked three fires in Monmouth Illinois threatened via phone to ignite four more if demands were not met. Police guarded the town with guardsmen and troopers while 100 firefighters fought Monday’s blazes at two lumber yards and a factory, causing up to 400000 dollars in losses.
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Monmouth, Ill
Allan Walters
Monmouth
Dale Moore
Walter Parker
Monmouth Hospital
Walters
Western Stoneware Company
Vincent Romano
Illinois
First Report Shows Chest at 78 300 or 30 Percent of Goal
La Crosse Community Chest has raised 78,300 by Wednesday morning under co chairs Henry Funk and Robert Waller. The sum is about 30 percent of the 261,121 goal as the drive runs through November 4. Firms earning Good Citizenship plaques include Batavian National Bank William Doerflinger Co Gateway Transportation Co State Bank of La Crosse and WKBH WKBT. First report meeting of divisional chairmen will be Friday noon at Walts Restaurant.
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la Crosse Community Chest
Henry Funk
Robert Waller
Red Cross
Batavian National Bank
William Doerflinger Co
Gateway Transportation Co
State Bank of la Crosse
WKBH
WKBT
UN votes to ban nuclear weapons in space
UN General Assembly committee approves a nonbinding appeal banning orbiting weapons and WMDs in space, urging universal adherence. The plan, led by the United States and Soviet Union with 13 others, moves to the full assembly amid Cold War disarmament talks and calls for verification measures and broader treaty talks.
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Fred Coleman
United Nations
N.Y
Outer Space
General Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
Lll-Nation Assembly
U.N
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Lord Home
France
Geneva
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
India
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Nehru
Red
China
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